Man shot in Malton

Afternoon gunfire on Darcel Ave. in Mississauga sends man to Etobicoke General Hospital.

A man is in stable condition in Etobicoke General Hospital after being shot on Darcel Ave. in Mississauga Tuesday afternoon.

Police were called to an apartment complex near Goreway Dr. and Derry Rd. E, just after 2 p.m., Const. Fiona Thivierge said. Officers discovered blood on the second floor of the building.

Schools in the area, including Dunrankin Dr. Public School, Corliss Public School, Holy Cross School and Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School were placed in hold and secure - meaning no entrances or exits out of the buildings - but was lifted at 4:30 p.m.

This is the second shooting in six months in the building, and the second shooting in the area in less than a week. On Nov. 1, 32-year-old Dwayne Thompson was shot in the complex. Four men have been charged with first-degree murder in his death. On Friday night, an 18-year-old was shot multiple times at a strip mall at Brandon Gate Dr. and Rockhill Rd.